History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed.
by William Henry Perrin,  O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882.  p. 639.
[Scott County]   [Oxford Precinct]

WILLIAM N. ATKINS, farmer, P. O. Oxford; was born on Dry Run, Scott County,
Ky., Sept. 16, 1832; son of Nash and Nancy (Glass) Atkins; he, born in
Scott County, May 4, 1807; a farmer and wagon maker by trade; she was born
in Owen County, July 5, 1808; they had four children.  After receiving
an ordinary education our subject began life farming.  In 1875 he rna
distillery and engaged in the grocery trade; at present he is engaged on
his farm, one and a half miles from West Oxford, and he has his property
finely improved, raising fine stock thereon.  Mr. Atkins has been married
three times: first, Dec. 10, 1850; second, October 17, 1871; third;
Jan. 22, 1874; he has the following children: Nash, Lucille, James C.
Nannie F., Allie, Lounsford H., Willie, Blanche and Elizabeth.  His is a
Knight Templar and a Democrat.

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